Radiator hanger



" expensive to manufacture and assemble, and

patented Oct. 13, 1931 TENT orrlce rHoMAs BIDDER, or WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS RADIA OR HANGER 7 Application filed May 27 This invention relates to radiator'hangers for supporting radiators from a wall of a building in spaced relation to the floor, Many of the radiators now-employed to heat buildings are mounted upon the walls.

tends to collect, and is neater'in appearance. 7

In order to supportradiator hangers or port.

of the building out of engagement with the floor. This form of radiator installation avoids the use of supporting legs resting upon the floor and around which dirt and; dust wall brackets-from a wall of a building it is customary to install' the anchoring bolts'in the wall of the building whenithe building is being erected. It is diflicult, however,;to determine at this time the exact position at which the anchoring bolts shouldbelocated, audit is "therefore desirable to so construct the hangers that the radiator" engaging portion'thereof may be adjusted different planes relative to the fixed anchoring bolt to facilitate the radiator. I v

While adjustable radiator hangers have been proposed heretofore, they have been comparativel and expensive to manufacture. 7

The present invention therefore relates to a simple form of radiator hanger which consists of comparatively few parts that'are'inwhich permit adjustment of the'radiator engaging element inthree different planes with respect to the fixed anchoring bolt to facilitate the proper settingofthe radiator.

A further fea'ture'of the present invention resides in radiator hangers which "are "constructed to form a firm,- stable mounting for the radiator, and which will alsobe well concealed from view'of the radiator they 'sup'- Other features of the invention and novel combination of parts in addition to the above will be hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one invention.

In the drawings, I A I Fig. 1 is a front elevationofa-radiator having associated therewith hangers formgood "practical form of the proper positioning of the y complicated in construction 1929. seriar No. 366,169.

ing the subject matter of the present invention; Fig. 2 is asectiona'l view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, through the radiator and a portion of the supporting wall; 3 .1 1

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the hanger elements in disassembled relation;

Fig.4 on a smaller scale is ti'o-n' ofa hanger rand Fig. 5 on a-large scale is hanger.

The matter of the present invention may be 'em-' ployed to support from the wall of a building practically any type of radiator used .for heating purposes, and the supported radiator may be formed of any desired number of sec tions each of which may have two or more tubes or columns. In most cases two-radiator a hangers will be'sufiicient tosupport a radiator, but if-the radiator is exceptionally long, three or possibly more radiator hangers may be employed to's pport the same at the desired elevation from'the floor.

In Figs; lsand 20f the drawings are shown a steam or Water radiator of well, known construction, and consisting of the radiator secavertical sectional 7 view through cooperatingparts .of the f a front eleva- V radiator hanger forming the subject tions 10' which are secured together by the usual through rods 11, andeachsection 10 is 8 shown as constituting a four-tube 'construction" having the connecting nipples l2.

The means commonly employed for securing radiator hangers t-o-a wall-13 of a-buildingconsists of the anchoring bolts 14 which preferably are mounted in the wall when the building is being erected and the outer end mined whereth-ey will be needed to support a radiator, it is difficult to determine, at the time'the walls are being constructed, the exact position in which such bolts should be located-to support a radiator,and it is therefore desirable to so construct the radiator hangers that the radiator engaging portion of these bolts are threaded as shown, while the 1 thereof may be adjusted in various planes relative to the supporting bolt 14 to facilitate installation of the radiators.

Having this in mind, the present invention relates to a simple and inexpensive form of radiator hanger which is so constructed that the radiator engaging arm to be described may be adjusted in three dif ,rent planes relative to the supporting bolt 14. As a result of these various adjustments, the radiator supporting arm maybe raised or lowered to I vary the height of the radiator, may be adjusted laterally with respect to the bolt 14: to facilitate the introduction of the supporting arm between adjacent sections 10, and may be moved towards and from the wall 13 th accommodate radiators of different widths, all of which will be more fully describ d herein.

One of the elements of the radiator hanger ot the present invention consists of a wall plate 16 which is shown as having an upwardly extending portion 17 in which portion is formed an elongated slot l8 adapted to receive the anchoring bolt 1% By giving the bolt receiving opening l8 the elongated construction shown, the plate 16 may be raised and lowered to the desired position of adjustment and clamped in its adjusted position by tightening the nut 19 against the washer 20. The outer face of the portion 17 of the bracket and the inner face of the washer 20 are preferably. provided with the cooperating teeth 21 adapted to prevent slippage between these parts after they have been clamped in place. I 'lhewall plate 16 is shown as having a i'latrear face adapted to rest firmly against the wall 13 of the building and near the lower end of this wall plate may be provided a rearwardly projecting pin 22 adapted to project into the wall 13 sufficiently to prevent the plate 16 from swinging about the anchoring bolt 14 as a pivot.

The, wall plate 16 serves to support a bracket 23 which extends frontwardly from thewall plate and as above stated it is de sirable that this bracket be mounted for adjustment transversely of the plate 16. lhis is accomplished in the construction shown by providii'ig the bracket 2-3 with an offset upwardly extending tongue 24: which is adapted to project through a transversely extending slot 25 formed in the wall plate 16 and abut agai st a wall 26-of the wall plate, which wall 26 is spaced inwardly somewhatfrom the rear face of the wall plate 16, as will be apparent from Fig. 5. The tongue receiving slot 25 is made sufliciently long to permit the bracket 23 to be adjusted a substantial distance transversely of the wall plate 16 while parts are in locking engagement with each other, as shown, in Fig. 5, the tongue engaged wall 26 being spaced from the wall of the building 13 sufficiently to space for the tongue 24-.

The tongue 24: may be moved tothe bracket provide a clearance supporting position in which it is shown in Fig. 5 by tilting the outer end of this bracket upwardly to facilitate insertion of the tongue 24 through the slot 25, whereupon the bracket 23 may be swung downwardly to its normal vertical position in which it is drawingso that the under face of the curved tongue 24 will rest upon the supporting shoulder 27 of the wall plate as shown, and an abutment 28 provided at the lower end of the bracket 28 will rest upon the lower outer face of the wall plate 16 to support the bracket 2's in its vertical position.

It is usually deemed advisable to support the inner face of the r diator a predetermined distance from the building wall 13 irrcspeo tive of the thickness of the radiator the inner faces of such' radiators being frequently spaced an inch and three quarters from the supporting wall 13.

In the construction shown, the bracket is provided with an upwardly extending arm 29 having a concaved seat formed in its upper end and shaped so that a relatively small nipple 12may rest in the'seat 8O shown whilea larger nipple will rest upon the ends of the projections provided at the upper end of the arm 29 to support the diatoiu The upper end ofthe arm 29 is also preferably provided with a slot 31 con stituting a clearance space for one or more tie rods 1L 7 V Since, as above stated, itis customary to support the inner face of a radiator aprodetermined distance from the wall of the building irrespectiveof the thickness of the particular radiator, it will be seen that the row of nipples 12 may lie dilierent distances from the building wall 13, depending upon the thickness of the particular radiator to be supported. In order to meet this condttion it is desirable that the upwardly ex tending arm 29 be mounted for adjustment towards and from the wall 19a This is accomplished in the embodiment of the inven tion illustrated by providing the frontwardly extending portion of thebracket 23 with the recess 32 adapt-ed to slid'ably receive a correspondingly shaped portion formed adjacent the lower end of the arm 29 and these cooperating parts 32 and 33 are rigidly secured together in the desired position of ad ustment by a bolt 34 the shank of which er:- tend's through an elongated slot 35 formed in the bracket The arrangement is such that the upwardly extending arm may be moved towards and from the wall plate 16 as may be required to properly support a ticular radiator and may be clamped in the desired position of adjustment by tighten'in the nut 36 upon the bolt 34.

lVhen a radiator is supported by the hang ers as above described, it may have a tendencv to swing towards and from the Wall 13 about the upper nipples 12. This may be prevented,

shown in the however, by providing the downwardly extending portion 23 of the bracket with the transversely extending bridge bar 37 which forms an abutment against which the inner face of the radiator may rest, as will be apparent from Fig. 2,-to hold the latter from rocking about its pivotal support. This swinging movement of the radiator will be further prevented by the usual pipe connections provided to supply the heating-medium to the radiator.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the entire radiator hanger of the present invention, with the exception of the clamping 7 bolts, may be formed of castings which are easily constructed without requiring machining operations, and that the parts may be easily and quickly'assembled ready for use. It will also be seen from the foregoing that the entire radiator hanger is so con readily disengaged from the plate without disturbing the position of, the latter and an abutment on the bracket adapted to engage tion that abuts against a portion of said plate at the rear of said slot and serves to removably secure the bracket to the plate, an abutment on the lower portion of said bracket adapted to rest against the front face of the plate and to assist said tonguev in supporting the bracket for lateral adjustment upon the plate, and a radiator supporting arm. ad-

justably secured to said bracket and supported by the bracket and wall plate for adjustment in the three geometric planes.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

.' THOMAS A. BIDDER.

the plate and to cooperate with said tongue to support the bracket for lateral adjustment upon the plate, a steady rest upon saidbracket for engagement by the rear face of a radiator, and a radiator supporting arm ad justably mounted upon said bracket and supported by the bracket and wall plate for adjustment in the three geometric planes.

2. Aradiator hanger, comprising in combination, a wall plate secured to a wall for vertical adjustment and provided with a transversely'extending slot, a bracket provided with a tongue for removably securing the bracket tosaid plate and adapted to engage a portion of the plate at the rear of said slot, an abutment on the lower portion of said bracket adapted to rest against the front face of said plate and to cooperate with said tongue to support the bracket forlateral adjustment upon the plate,'a steady rest,

upon said bracket for engagement by the rear face of a radiator, and a radiator supporting arm slidably secured to said bracket for adjustment relative to said steady rest and supported by the bracket and wall plate for sliding adjustment in the three geometric planes.

3. it radiator hanger, comprising in combination, a wall plate secured to a wall for vertical adjustment and provided with a transversely extending slot, a bracket providedwith a tongue" adapted to enter said slot and rest on the lower edge thereof and provided with an upwardly turned end por- 

